What happens if you eat too many Tums?

This post has been updated. It was originally published on 5/28/2018.

Food is an excellent way to celebrate life’s adventures. From weddings to birthdays, and backyard summer barbecues (when safe from a public health standing, of course), good cooking is at the center of so many celebrations. Still, in the presence of such abundant deliciousness, we humans tend to—on occasion—overdo it. That’s where good old Tums antacids come in.

Too much fatty, rich, or fried food can lead to that dreaded indigestion and heartburn that sidelines you from the merriment and keeps…